# 2020 Sunrisers Hyderabad season

Sunrisers Hyderabad (often abbreviated as SRH) are a franchise cricket team based in Hyderabad, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the eight teams to compete in the 2020 Indian Premier League, which was their eighth outing in IPL tournaments. The team was captained by David Warner and coached by Trevor Bayliss with Brad Haddin as assistant coach, Muttiah Muralitharan as bowling coach and VVS Laxman as mentor.
They began their season by losing their opening fixture on 21 September, and went on to become the last team to qualify for the play-offs by defeating Mumbai Indians on 3 November. They beat the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Eliminator but lost to the Delhi Capitals in the Qualifier 2 by 17 runs to finish the season in third place.

## Background

David Warner was reinstated as the captain of the Sunrisers replacing Kane Williamson on 27 February 2020.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) released the fixture details on 18 February 2020. The league stage was scheduled to start on 29 March 2020, with the opening match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings, the two finalist of the previous season. On 13 March 2020, the BCCI postponed the tournament until 15 April, in view of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. On 14 April 2020, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the lockdown in India would last until at least 3 May 2020, with the tournament postponed further. The following day, the BCCI suspended the tournament indefinitely due to the pandemic.
On 17 May 2020, the Indian government relaxed nation-wide restrictions on sports events, allowing events to take place behind closed doors. On 24 May, Indian sports minister Kiren Rijiju stated that the decision on whether or not to allow the tournament to be conducted in 2020 will be made by the Indian government based on "the situation of the pandemic". On 2 August 2020, it was announced that the tournament would be played between 19 September and 10 November 2020 in the United Arab Emirates. On 10 August 2020, the Indian government gave its permission for the tournament to take place in the UAE. The schedule for the league stage of this season were released on 6 September with the Sunrisers Hyderabad playing their first match against the Royal Challengers Bangalore on 21 September in a home game at Dubai.

## Player acquisition

In October 2019, ICC banned Shakib Al Hasan for two years after breaching the ICC's Anti-Corruption Code and hence was subsequently released from the squad by the Sunrisers Hyderabad on 15 November 2019.
The Sunrisers Hyderabad retained 18 players and released five players as they announced their retention list on 15 November 2019 ahead of the auction. They entered into the auction with the remaining salary cap of ₹17 crore (US$1.9 million) to fill seven available slots, of which two are for the overseas players.

### Retained players

    Abhishek Sharma, Basil Thampi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Billy Stanlake, David Warner, Jonny Bairstow, Kane Williamson, Manish Pandey, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Shahbaz Nadeem, Shreevats Goswami, Siddarth Kaul, Khaleel Ahmed, Thangarasu Natarajan, Vijay Shankar, Wriddhiman Saha

### Released players

    Deepak Hooda, Martin Guptill, Ricky Bhui, Shakib Al Hasan, Yusuf Pathan

### Added players

    Virat Singh, Priyam Garg, Mitchell Marsh, Bavanaka Sandeep, Fabian Allen, Abdul Samad, Sanjay Yadav

### Replacement players

    Jason Holder, Prithvi Raj

## Squad

* Players with international caps are listed in bold.
* Signed Year denotes year from which player is continuously associated with Sunrisers Hyderabad
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes |
| Batsmen |||||||||
| 8 | Virat Singh | India | (1997-12-08)8 December 1997 (aged 22) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2020 | ₹1.9 crore (US$220,000) | |
| 11 | Priyam Garg | India | (2000-11-30)30 November 2000 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2020 | ₹1.9 crore (US$220,000) | |
| 21 | Manish Pandey | India | (1989-09-10)10 September 1989 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹11 crore (US$1.3 million) | |
| 22 | Kane Williamson | New Zealand | (1990-08-08)8 August 1990 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2015 | ₹3 crore (US$340,000) | Overseas |
| 31 | David Warner | Australia | (1986-10-27)27 October 1986 (aged 33) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2014 | ₹12 crore (US$1.4 million) | Captain; Overseas |
| All-rounders |||||||||
| 1 | Abdul Samad | India | (2001-10-28)28 October 2001 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2020 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | |
| 4 | Abhishek Sharma | India | (2000-09-04)4 September 2000 (aged 20) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox spin | 2018 | ₹55 lakh (US$63,000) | |
| 5 | Mitchell Marsh | Australia | (1991-10-20)20 October 1991 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2020 | ₹2 crore (US$230,000) | Overseas. Ruled out due to ankle injury. |
| 7 | Mohammad Nabi | Afghanistan | (1985-01-01)1 January 1985 (aged 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2017 | ₹1 crore (US$110,000) | Overseas |
| 59 | Vijay Shankar | India | (1991-01-26)26 January 1991 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹3.2 crore (US$370,000) | |
| 97 | Fabian Allen | Jamaica | (1995-05-07)7 May 1995 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox spin | 2020 | ₹50 lakh (US$57,000) | Overseas |
| 98 | Jason Holder | Barbados | (1991-11-05)5 November 1991 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2020 | ₹75 lakh (US$86,000) | Overseas. Replacement for Marsh. |
| 3 | Bavanaka Sandeep | India | (1992-04-25)25 April 1992 (aged 28) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox spin | 2020 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | |
| 24 | Sanjay Yadav | India | (1995-05-10)10 May 1995 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox spin | 2020 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||||
| 36 | Shreevats Goswami | India | (1989-05-18)18 May 1989 (aged 31) | Left-handed | | 2018 | ₹1 crore (US$110,000) | |
| 6 | Wriddhiman Saha | India | (1984-10-24)24 October 1984 (aged 35) | Right-handed | | 2018 | ₹1.2 crore (US$140,000) | Ruled out due to injury |
| 51 | Jonny Bairstow | England | (1989-09-26)26 September 1989 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2019 | ₹2.2 crore (US$250,000) | Overseas |
| Bowlers |||||||||
| 8 | Shahbaz Nadeem | India | (1989-08-12)12 August 1989 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox spin | 2018 | ₹3.2 crore (US$370,000) | |
| 9 | Siddarth Kaul | India | (1990-05-19)19 May 1990 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2016 | ₹3.8 crore (US$430,000) | |
| 15 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | India | (1990-02-05)5 February 1990 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2014 | ₹8.5 crore (US$970,000) | Ruled out due to thigh injury. |
| 19 | Rashid Khan | Afghanistan | (1998-09-20)20 September 1998 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2017 | ₹9 crore (US$1.0 million) | Overseas |
| 27 | Khaleel Ahmed | India | (1997-12-05)5 December 1997 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹3 crore (US$340,000) | |
| 30 | Basil Thampi | India | (1993-09-11)11 September 1993 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹95 lakh (US$110,000) | |
| 37 | Billy Stanlake | Australia | (1994-11-04)4 November 1994 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹50 lakh (US$57,000) | Overseas |
| 44 | Thangarasu Natarajan | India | (1991-05-04)4 May 1991 (aged 29) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹40 lakh (US$46,000) | |
| 66 | Sandeep Sharma | India | (1993-05-18)18 May 1993 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹3 crore (US$340,000) | |
| 25 | Prithvi Raj | India | (1998-02-20)20 February 1998 (aged 22) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2020 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | Replacement for Kumar. |
Last updated: 6 October 2020. Source: ESPNcricinfo

## Administration and support staff

| Position | Name |
| Owner | Kalanithi Maran (Sun Network) |
| CEO | K Shanmughan |
| Head coach | Trevor Bayliss |
| Assistant coach | Brad Haddin |
| Bowling coach | Muttiah Muralitharan |
| Fielding coach | Biju George |
| Mentor | V. V. S. Laxman |
| Physio | Theo Kapakoulakis |
| Physical trainer | Mario Villavarayan |
| Source: ||

## Kit manufacturers and sponsors

| Kit Manufacturers | Shirt Sponsor (Chest) | Shirt Sponsor (Back) | Chest Branding |
| TYKA Sports | JK Lakshmi Cement | Ralco Tyres | Valvoline |
| Source : ||||
* T20 uniform

## Season overview
### League stage
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Mumbai Indians (C) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 1.107 | Advance to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Delhi Capitals (R) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | −0.109 | Advance to Qualifier 1 |
| 3 | Sunrisers Hyderabad (3rd) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.608 | Advance to Eliminator |
| 4 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (4th) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.172 | Advance to Eliminator |
| 5 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.214 | |
| 6 | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.162 | |
| 7 | Chennai Super Kings | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.455 | |
| 8 | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.569 | |

#### Results by match

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Ground | H | A | A | A | A | H | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | W | W | W |
| Position | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 |

## Fixtures

The schedule for the league stage of this season were released on 6 September with the Sunrisers Hyderabad playing their first match against the Royal Challengers Bangalore on 21 September in a home game at Dubai.

### Playoff stage
#### Eliminator
#### Qualifier 2
## Statistics

| No. | Name | Mat | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Eco | Ct | St |
| 1 | Abdul Samad | 12 | 111 | 33 | 22.20 | 170.76 | 1 | 1/41 | 96.00 | 13.71 | 5 | – |
| 3 | Shreevats Goswami | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Abhishek Sharma | 8 | 71 | 31 | 14.20 | 126.78 | 2 | 1/15 | 45.50 | 9.10 | 1 | – |
| 5 | Mitchell Marsh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | – | – | 9.00 | 0 | – |
| 6 | Wriddhiman Saha | 4 | 214 | 87 | 71.33 | 139.86 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Mohammad Nabi | 1 | 11 | 11* | – | 137.50 | 0 | – | – | 5.75 | 0 | – |
| 8 | Shahbaz Nadeem | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7.00 | 87.50 | 5 | 2/19 | 35.60 | 8.09 | 1 | – |
| 9 | Siddarth Kaul | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2/64 | 32.00 | 16.00 | 0 | – |
| 11 | Priyam Garg | 14 | 133 | 51* | 14.77 | 119.81 | – | – | – | – | 6 | – |
| 15 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3 | 2/25 | 33.00 | 6.98 | 0 | – |
| 19 | Rashid Khan | 16 | 35 | 14 | 8.75 | 116.66 | 20 | 3/7 | 17.20 | 5.37 | 3 | – |
| 21 | Manish Pandey | 16 | 425 | 83* | 32.69 | 127.62 | – | – | – | – | 7 | – |
| 22 | Kane Williamson | 12 | 317 | 67 | 45.28 | 133.75 | 0 | – | – | 12.00 | 6 | – |
| 27 | Khaleel Ahmed | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8 | 2/24 | 30.25 | 9.42 | 1 | – |
| 30 | Basil Thampi | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1/46 | 46.00 | 11.50 | 0 | – |
| 31 | David Warner | 16 | 548 | 85* | 39.14 | 134.64 | 0 | – | – | 12.00 | 12 | – |
| 44 | Thangarasu Natarajan | 16 | 3 | 3* | – | 60.00 | 16 | 2/24 | 31.50 | 8.02 | 3 | – |
| 51 | Jonny Bairstow | 11 | 345 | 97 | 31.36 | 126.83 | – | – | – | – | 7 | 1 |
| 59 | Vijay Shankar | 7 | 97 | 52* | 24.25 | 101.04 | 4 | 1/11 | 20.50 | 6.22 | 1 | – |
| 66 | Sandeep Sharma | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6.00 | 80.00 | 14 | 3/34 | 26.71 | 7.19 | 0 | – |
| 98 | Jason Holder | 7 | 66 | 26* | 33.00 | 124.52 | 14 | 3/25 | 16.64 | 8.32 | 0 | – |

## Awards and achievements
### Awards
#### Man of the Match

| No. | Date | Player | Opponent | Venue | Result | Contribution |
| 1 | 29 September 2020 | Rashid Khan | Delhi Capitals | Abu Dhabi | Won by 15 runs | 3/14 (4 overs) |
| 2 | 2 October 2020 | Priyam Garg | Chennai Super Kings | Dubai | Won by 7 runs | 51* (26) |
| 3 | 8 October 2020 | Jonny Bairstow | Kings XI Punjab | Dubai | Won by 69 runs | 97 (55) |
| 4 | 22 October 2020 | Manish Pandey | Rajasthan Royals | Dubai | Won by 8 wickets | 83* (47) |
| 5 | 27 October 2020 | Wriddhiman Saha | Delhi Capitals | Dubai | Won by 88 runs | 87 (45) |
| 6 | 31 October 2020 | Sandeep Sharma | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Sharjah | Won by 5 wickets | 2/20 (4 overs) |
| 7 | 3 November 2020 | Shahbaz Nadeem | Mumbai Indians | Sharjah | Won by 10 wickets | 2/19 (4 overs) |
| 8 | 6 November 2020 | Kane Williamson | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Abu Dhabi | Won by 6 wickets | 50* (44) |

### Achievements

* Most dot balls bowled in an innings in the 2020 IPL : Rashid Khan (17)
* Best bowling economy in the 2020 IPL : Rashid Khan (5.37)
* Best bowling economy in an innings in the 2020 IPL : Rashid Khan (1.75)

## Reaction

The Sunrisers captain David Warner said he was proud on the team making it to playoffs despite missing key players to injuries and also heaped praise on left-arm quick T. Natarajan who bowled more yorkers than anyone in this tournament. He said, “Natarajan has been waiting in the wings. So to get a chance, to have an IPL the way he has is outstanding.”
Rashid Khan was featured in both Cricbuzz and Sky Sports team of the tournament.
The ongoing pandemic impacted the brand value of IPL which saw a drop of 22% to an estimated value of US$4.4billion post 2020 season. The Sunrisers also saw the decrease in their brand value by 4% to US$57.4million in 2020, according to Brand Finance.